Human remains have been located inside a freezer at a property in Michigan.
The unidentified remains of two people were found by authorities in a freezer at a residence in the 1500 block of Wintercrest Street in East Lansing, Mich., at around 12:08 p.m. on Nov. 7, the East Lansing Police Department stated in a release.
Authorities were called in at the residence by an individual who “indicated there was blood on the floor” inside the home, police said.
“After thoroughly searching the residence, ELPD officers located a deceased individual inside a freezer. Possible human remains of a second individual of unknown gender were also found inside the freezer.”
Police tape hangs across the street.
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The Michigan State Police collected evidence from the residence to be examined at a crime lab.
No arrests have been made in connection to the discovery of the human remains and the authorities believe “there is no threat to the public,” per the release.
The investigation is currently ongoing.
East Lansing Interim Police Chief, Chad Pride, told local news outlet WLNS that discovering how and why the remains wound up in the freezer may prove difficult.
“We don’t believe this happened last night or within the last couple days. I believe this is something that happened further back,” Pride said. “My hope is we find something quickly that way the public can be at ease, family can be at ease, neighbors can be at ease.”
The Michigan residence has been marked with biohazard stickers since the discovery of the remains, WLNS reported.
Shaken neighbor Andrew Whitney told the outlet, “We were thinking last night, how many days have we been sleeping in bed near feet away from a corpse? Something violent and serious appears to have happened.”
The ELPD is urging members of the public who may have any information about the incident to contact them, directing tips to Detective Sgt. Nicole Mitchell at (517) 319-6876 or Detective Jason Cotton at (517) 319-6842.
